“I think there's been this long cycle of the big companies making a lot of money by underestimating people's intelligence and people are used to it now. So, they're so used to having their intelligence underestimated that, for most of them, it really isn't worth the bother of paying a little more attention to something that might hit them on a deeper level. But you can't really read people's minds.” PeopleThinkingMindLittlesLongBigsMightUsedLevelsAttentionCompanyDeeperBotherCyclesLots Of MoneyUnderestimateUnderestimatedBig Companies Author:J. Robbins
“I think, then, there's the sort of, like, political dimension to lyrics. One of the problems that I've had with my output as a lyric writer is that I look back at it and there's some turn-of-phrases and some images and some kind of montage-y kinds of things I'm really proud of. But it kind of bums me out that people have told me again and again that they don't really understand what I'm trying to say.” PeopleThinkingTryingLooksKindProblemPoliticalTurnsProudPhrasesDimensionsAgain And AgainOutput Author:J. Robbins
“Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and sound good together and suit the melody, I think most of the best songs in the world are fairly clear about what they mean to say.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFeelsMeanTogetherSongSoundClearAnd LoveFeel GoodSuitsMelodyPuzzles Author:J. Robbins
“Stage presence is not something I spend a whole lot of time thinking about. On the one hand, I do, because I have, like, favorite front-people and I know what's excited me to see in a band. But I can't be David Yow [Jesus Lizard frontman] and still play guitar.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStillsI CanPlayWholeHandsJesusStageFrontsBandGuitarExcitedLizardsStage Presence Author:J. Robbins
“One thing I know that's really cool - it seems to me that Blake Schwarzenbach [Jets to Brazil frontman; ex-Jawbreaker] is someone who's made music that's people continue to take really personally.” PeopleKnowsMadeSeemsOne ThingExesReally CoolJetBrazilBlake Author:J. Robbins
“I'm no good at predicting what will endure with people. I only know what speaks to me.” PeopleKnowsSpeakEndurePredicting Author:J. Robbins
“Another cultural thing that's really creepy. It's not like in the '60s, where there were definitely great high points of creativity where people were trying to outdo each other to be noticed even.” PeopleTryingCreativityCreepyHigh PointsReally Creepy Author:J. Robbins
